In an attempt to help address post-harvest losses in tomato production, Ghana’s Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has produced a tomato jam. The African country is the world’s second-largest tomato consumer, second only … Continue reading Ghana: Crop Research Institute develops tomato jam to combat post-harvest losses
The Fertilizer Research and Responsible Implementation (FERARI) program organized a workshop in Kumasi, Ghana, in March, 2021, with all involved institutions, students, and global scientific staff to introduce five new doctoral candidates to the ongoing activities. Ph.D. researchers and doctoral … Continue reading Fertilizer Research and Responsible Implementation students impacting Ghanaian Agriculture
The Research Extension Farmer Linkage Committees (RELCs) was established by Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the The Council For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in 1994, to serve as an interface between the National Agricultural Research System … Continue reading Research Extension Farmer Linkage Committee shares demonstration results with farmers
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched a new online platform for soil as part of the ongoing Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) Programme. The programme that has been ongoing for the past few years has seen … Continue reading Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana: CSIR unveils online platform for Soil
Farmers in the Northern Ecological Zone have been urged to adopt early maturing crops to increase food production and sustain food supply to families. Mr Joshua Diedong, the Upper East Regional Crops Officer, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), made … Continue reading Ghanaian farmers urged to adopt early maturing crops
In order to promote demand-driven research, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI) has designed four digital outputs to support and provide alternative methods of extension delivery. The four outputs, namely; the CSIR … Continue reading CSIR-INSTI designs digital apps to support agricultural
In an effort to boost local production of hybrid maize seed to discourage its importation, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have released a hybrid maize seed production manual. The 22-page … Continue reading Ghana: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research & MoFA outdoors hybrid maize seed production manual
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is supporting six local seed producers to breed 6,000 tonnes of certified seeds to support smallholder farmers in the northern part of the country. The seed breeding project is themed: “Strengthening Ghana’s … Continue reading Ghana: Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa supports production of certified seeds
Research scientists from the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) working on the Pod Borer Resistant Cowpea (PBR Cowpea) variety have been commended for sticking to the confined field trial protocols issued by … Continue reading Research scientist lauded for maintaining protocol in cowpea research
The Chairman of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) has commended scientists working on the Pod Borer Resistant Cowpea (PBR Cowpea) variety at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) for sticking to the confined … Continue reading CSIR-SARI Scientists commended for maintaining strict trial protocols
Dr. Richard Ampadu-Ameyaw, a Senior Research Scientist at the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),hs announced that Ghana is in the process of developing two Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) varieties … Continue reading GMO: Ghana working on GMO rice and cowpea – CSIR
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), has launched a technical and entrepreneurial capacity building project for youth in maize cultivation to produce and market hybrid maize seeds in Northern Ghana. It seeks to … Continue reading CSIR-SARI BOOSTS CAPACITY OF YOUNG MAIZE FARMERS
